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- ⚫️ King Charles III has been formally declared head of state during a historic ceremony televised for the first time
- ⚫️ Charles’s role as King and the name he will use was confirmed during a meeting of the Accession Council attended by privy councillors at St James’s Palace in London
- ⚫️ Following tradition, the new King was missing from proceedings
- ⚫️ The Queen's funeral will be a bank holiday, it has been confirmed
- ⚫️ A Proclamation reading will take place on the steps of BCP Civic Centre at 3pm on Sunday
- ⚫️ Christchurch Priory will host a service of Commemoration Thanksgiving for the life of Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday
- ⚫️ In Ringwood, the Mayor Cllr Gareth DeBoos will read the official proclamation of the King in Gateway Square, Ringwood at 2.30pm on Sunday
- ⚫️ In the Dorset Council area, a proclamation ceremony will take place at 1pm on Sunday on the steps outside County Hall, Dorchester. Members of the public can attend.
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